Fire in Ramberget, Hisingen – black smoke on Gothenburg

A fire in an industrial building in Hisingen spreads black smoke over a large part of Gothenburg

– It happened very quickly. I heard a bang and then smoke and flames came within ten seconds, says witness Joakim Johansson, 25.

In an important message to the public, residents are invited to go to the 39, interior and close windows and ventilation. 112 arrived at 9:59 pm

– There are many callers. The smoke is also visible when I look through the window, Nina Janovicz told SOS Alarm.

The fire is raging in an industrial building in Ramberget in Hisingen.

Next to Volvo there are also several properties

– This is not a Volvo building that burns, we are not affected by this, says Jan Strandhede, Public Relations Manager and the # 39, information for Volvo Trucks Sweden

There may be gas cylinders in the building

In a statement, the emergency services report that the fire is completely broken and about 40 firefighters participate in the operation. more bottles of gasoline, oxygen and acetylene gas in the room, "said TT officer Joakim Hansson.

Several of the gas bottles exploded, According to the rescue service, the police blocked the streets in the area and evacuated several apartments on Herkulesgatan for security reasons.

– We assist the emergency service and keep the lock in a radius of at least 300 meters from the building, "says Joakim Hansson to Aftonbladet.

The witness describes an explosive firefighting exchange

Joakim Johansson, 25, was sitting with two friends in a hamburger restaurant in on the other side of the street when he suddenly heard a bang in the industrial building

It was the case that you shouted directly, it looked like cracked glass, then he went quickly, [10659004] Joakim Johansson and his friends approached the building e I did not see when the fire devoured him.

– The fire came from the inside all the time when it burned. The police saw saw grills coming in, he said.

After a while Joakim and his friends started from there.

– We began to see blue and purple flames. The police asked us to leave the premises because of the risk of explosion

Roth Rebecka, 36, who lived in a neighboring apartment, heard a bang

– But I did not not connected to the fire saw all fire trucks and police officers. It's pretty common for things to be heard here, she says.

Immediately after 23, the rescuer sent a message saying VMA asking residents to go inside and close doors, windows and ventilation. It is also advised to the public not to approach the fire

There is currently no information on bodily injury.

According to a representative of the companies in the burning room, no activity was triggered when the fire broke out:

There are no personnel on site, says he.

29 July 2018 22:18